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and regulations before the loan/grant
award will be approved. Provided the
application requirements have not
changed, an application not selected
will be reconsidered in three subsequent
funding competitions for a total of four
competitions. If an application is
withdrawn, it can be resubmitted and
will be evaluated as a new application.
B. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements
Additional requirements that apply to
Intermediary’s selected for this program
can be found in the 7 CFR 4280, subpart
A.
VII. Agency Contacts
For general questions about this
announcement, please contact your
Rural Development State Office
identified in this NOFA.
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‘‘The U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) prohibits discrimination in all
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USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720–
2600 (voice and TDD).
To file a complaint of discrimination,
write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil
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SW., Washington, DC 20250–9410, or
call (800) 795–3272 (voice), or (202)
720–6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal
opportunity provider, employer, and
lender.’’
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Telephone Bank
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Dated: January 29, 2008.
James M. Andrew,
Governor, Rural Telephone Bank.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Information Collection Activity;
Comment Request
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the
Rural Utilities Service, an agency
delivering the United States Department
of Agriculture’s Rural Development
Utilities Programs, hereinafter referred
to as Rural Development and/or Agency,
invites comments on this information
collection for which Rural Development
intends to request approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB).
Comments on this notice must be
received by April 7, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michele L. Brooks, Acting Director,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 1400
Independence Ave., SW., STOP 1522,
Room 5168 South Building,
Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–1078. Fax: (202)
720–8435.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR part 1320)
implementing provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13) requires that interested
members of the public and affected
agencies have an opportunity to
DATES:
Dated: January 29, 2008.
Ben Anderson,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative
Service.
[FR Doc. E8–2001 Filed 2–4–08; 8:45 am]
Time and Date: 4 p.m., Monday,
February 11, 2008.
Place: Sheraton New Orleans Hotel,
Gallier AB Room, 500 Canal St., New
Orleans, LA 70130.
Status: Open.
Matters To Be Considered: The
following matters have been placed on
the agenda for the Board of Directors
meeting:
1. Call to Order
2. Report on the Rural Telephone
Bank Dissolution:
• Secretary’s Report.
• Treasurer’s Report.
• Report on the Dissolution.
3. Reflections on the Rural Telephone
Bank.
4. Adjournment and Closing Remarks
by Under Secretary Thomas C. Dorr.
Contact Person for More Information:
Jonathan Claffey, Deputy Assistant
Governor and Assistant Secretary, Rural
Telephone Bank, (202) 720–9554.
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comment on information collection and
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR
1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an
information collection that the Agency
is submitting to OMB as a revision to an
existing collection. Comments are
invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology. Comments may be sent to:
Michele L. Brooks, Acting Director,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, Rural Development Utilities
Programs, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, STOP 1522, Room 5168,
1400 Independence Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–1522. Fax: (202)
720–8435.
Title: Accounting Requirements for
Electric and Telecommunications
Borrowers.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0003.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Agency believes that
this is the minimum record retention
requirements needed to carry out its due
diligence responsibilities in loan
underwriting and maintaining loan
security. Agency borrowers should
understand that they may be subject to
additional record retention
requirements imposed by other
regulatory authorities such as FERC,
FCC, state commissions and IRS.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 2 hours per
response.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents
and Recordkeepers: 1,422.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Hours per
Recordkeeper: 50 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 2,844 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Recordkeepers: 35,550 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from MaryPat Daskal,
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Telephone Bank
Rural Telephone Bank Board Meeting
Time and Date: 4 p.m., Monday, February 11, 2008.
Place: Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, Gallier AB Room, 500 Canal St.,
New Orleans, LA 70130.
Status: Open.
Matters To Be Considered: The following matters have been placed on
the agenda for the Board of Directors meeting:
1. Call to Order
2. Report on the Rural Telephone Bank Dissolution:
Secretary's Report.
Treasurer's Report.
Report on the Dissolution.
3. Reflections on the Rural Telephone Bank.
4. Adjournment and Closing Remarks by Under Secretary Thomas C.
Dorr.
Contact Person for More Information: Jonathan Claffey, Deputy
Assistant Governor and Assistant Secretary, Rural Telephone Bank, (202)
720-9554.
Dated: January 29, 2008.
James M. Andrew,
Governor, Rural Telephone Bank.
[FR Doc. E8-2042 Filed 2-4-08; 8:45 am]
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